Xbox-chef forsikrer om at Playground nu for alvor har fået styr på Fable

Vi har intet hørt fra Playground Games omkring det kommende reboot af Fable siden den første teaser trailer, som efterhånden har flere år på bagen. Desuden har adskillige rapporter peget på at der har været interne udfordringer, blandt andet i forhold til ikke at lade spillets størrelse og ambitionsniveau løbe løbsk.

Men spørger du Xbox Studios-chef Matt Booty, så er der nu virkelig kommet styr på projektet, og fremskridtene er tydelige internt. I den seneste udgave af Friends Per Second-podcastet siger han følgende:

There's stuff I wish I could share and show, because some of the things I've seen are just so encouraging. There's a danger sometimes, that you don't want to [have] the RPG team go make a racing game or vice-versa. You don't want the shooter team to make a kid's building-block game. You can get in trouble there. But [Playground has] a great technology base, they've got a passion for the IP, and they've just got such a demonstrated commitment to craft and quality. [...] During some of the first reviews, I shared a little skepticism that, look, I feel like we're kind of going out on a limb here, but they've since put that to rest. I'm excited for everybody to see it."

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